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Japan signs Anglo-Japanese alliance with Britain. The Japanese had relations with European countries before World War One.
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Imperial Conference decides to go to war with Russia. This would lead to a historic victory.
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Japanese navy attacks Russian ships by Port Arthur
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Japan declares war on Russia
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Japan beats Russia in battle of Tsushima. This established Japan as a powerful modern country.
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Japan creates Kwantung army to protect Manchuria. Japan focused on the militarization of their country.
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Japan declares war on Germany. This gave the Allies another useful ally.
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Germany surrenders Shandong province of China to Japan. Japan had acheived their main objective in World War One, which was to gain part of China as their territory.
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Japan gives China 21 demands. This was a step along the way to Japan's colonization of parts of China.
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China agrees to first 4 demands
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World War One ends, bringing the conflict to a close.